AB 125 Passed by Ag Committee

Today AB 125 passed the Assembly Agriculture Committee. The $3 billion agriculture bond is now awaiting hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources. There seems to be strong support for the bill. Some groups objected to the portions of the bill that deal with meat because, meat. It's a polarizing issue. And then Assemblyman Adam … Continue reading AB 125 Passed by Ag Committee →

AB 125 Amended Upwards

$180 million added to bill Yesterday AB 125, a multi-billion dollar bond proposal creating an entirely new agriculture-related division in California's Public Resources Code, was amended in the Assembly's Agriculture Committee, increasing it by $180 million to a new total of $3,302,000,000. What next? Making it out of the Agriculture Committee where it was introduced … Continue reading AB 125 Amended Upwards →

AB 125-Introduced

Yesterday, California Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) announced AB 125, a bill proposing a bond measure to support a variety of agriculture-related efforts. The grab-bag title is: The Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms and Worker Protection Bond Act. Right now the bill says, in its entirety: "It is the intent of the … Continue reading AB 125-Introduced →